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The fig tree is the third tree to be mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible.The first is the Tree of life and the second is the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve used the leaves of the fig tree to sew garments for themselves after they ate the "fruit of the Tree of knowledge", [1] when they realized that they were naked.
Figs were cultivated throughout the Land of Israel and fresh or dried figs were part of the daily diet. A common way of preparing dried figs was to chop them and press them into a cake. [6] Figs are frequently mentioned in the Bible (for example, 1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Samuel 30:12 and 1 Chronicles 12:41). [7]
Name in Bible Plant name Scientific name References תאנ ṯə’ênāh: Fig: Ficus carica: Joel 1:7 ארן ’ōren: Fir: Abies cilicica: 1 Kings etc. פשתה pešeth: Flax: Linum usitatissimum: Proverbs 31:13 פרח peraḥ : Flowers, unidentified 1 Kings 7:26 לבונה ləḇōnāh: Frankincense: Boswellia thurifera ...
The sycamine tree (Greek: συκάμινος sykaminοs) [1] is a tree mentioned in both classical Hebrew literature (Isaiah 9:10; [2] Mishnah Demai 1:1, [3] et al.) and in Greek literature. [Note 1] The tree is also known by the names sycamore fig tree (Ficus sycomorus), and fig-mulberry. It appears also in Luke 17:6 and 19:4 of the Bible.
Ficus (/ ˈ f aɪ k ə s / [2] or / ˈ f iː k ə s / [3] [4]) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae.Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone.
Mark 3:25 “And a house torn apart by divisions will collapse.” The Good News: Like a home, a divided family, one torn by mistrust, anger, and spite, will crumble.A strong family must work ...
Figs in the Bible, references to figs and fig trees in the Tanakh and the New Testament; Curtain Fig Tree, a heritage-listed tree in Queensland, Australia; Moreton Bay Fig Tree (Santa Barbara, California), the largest Ficus macrophylla in the United States; All pages with titles containing fig tree; All pages with titles containing figtree
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